vriesian.
/ˈvriːzɪə/ A perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Vriesia (family Bromeliaceæ), native to South or Central America and bearing rosettes of linear leaves and spikes of yellow, red, or white flowers.
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1843 Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29 10 (heading) Parrot-flowered Vriesia.
1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1957/1 Vriesias are..tropical American stiff-leaved plants.
1979 Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 10/1 Another group [of bromeliads], the vriesias, have flowers that at one moment look like tongues of flame, and at others you think they are formed like cuttlefish.
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